— snubber , n — snubbingly , adv.
/snub/ , v. , snubbed, snubbing , n. , adj.
v.t.
1. to treat with disdain or contempt, esp. by ignoring.
2. to check or reject with a sharp rebuke or remark.
3. to check or stop suddenly (a rope or cable that is running out).
4. to check (a boat, an unbroken horse, etc.) by means of a rope or line made fast to a fixed object.
5. to pull up or stop abruptly in such a manner.
n.
6. an act or instance of snubbing.
7. an affront, slight, or rebuff.
8. a sudden check given to a rope or cable running out, a moving boat, or the like.
adj.
9. (of the nose) short and turned up at the tip.
10. blunt.
[ 1300-50; ME snubben snubba to scold, reprimand; c. MLG snuben ]
Syn. 1. slight. 2. stop, reprove, reprimand.